Public Administration at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you are interested in studying public administration, you may want to check out the program at University of Alaska Anchorage. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration section at the bottom of this page.

UAA Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UAA Public Administration Rankings

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Public Admin Student Demographics at UAA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public admin majors at University of Alaska Anchorage.

UAA Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 5 public admin students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UAA, about 80% were men and 20% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. UAA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UAA, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Social Work

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
General and Operations Managers	6,790	$112,580
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	800	$95,160
Chief Executives	690	$179,630
Social and Community Service Managers	570	$73,410

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.